Benjamin Moore California Hills 216
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| Official page: | California Hills 216 |
| Code: | 216 |
| Name: | California Hills |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore California Hills?
Benjamin Moore California Hills 216 is a warm, sunbaked golden yellow with a softly muted, earthy cast. Its #D9BF71 color value reads as ochre-leaning rather than bright lemon, giving it enough depth for a dining room, breakfast nook, or a characterful entry. In direct daylight, California Hills can appear lighter and more honeyed, while lower evening light brings out its deeper golden-brown undertone. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm clay tones, dark wood, aged brass, or olive green for a grounded palette. It has enough presence for full walls but is especially effective on cabinetry, a painted door, or an accent wall where its warm color can take center stage.
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What are Benjamin Moore California Hills undertones?
California Hills is a mid-light, soft straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
217, 191, 113
Is Benjamin Moore California Hills cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 45° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
216 California Hills HSL code: 45, 58%, 65%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects California Hills
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore California Hills:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
216
California Hills
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color California Hills with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Benjamin Moore Instinct and Newburyport Blue.
LRV of California Hills
California Hills has an LRV of 50.24% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 50.24%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #D9BF71 |
| RGB Decimal | 217, 191, 113 |
| RGB Percent | 85.10%, 74.90%, 44.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 45° Saturation: 47.93% Value: 85.1% |
| HSL | hsl(45, 58, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.98 Yellow: 47.93 Key: 14.9 |
| YIQ | Y: 189.882 I: 40.558 Q: -18.774 |
| XYZ | X: 50.228 Y: 53.208 Z: 23.243 |
| CIE Lab | L:77.998 a:-0.922 b:42.536 |
| CIE Luv | L:77.998 u:21.294 v:54.011 |
| Decimal | 14270321 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.944, -4.739, 32.169 |
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